St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-23

chance, and inquired about you," said
FlOsSie.
land so you like oatmeal and farm
life?'' asked Alfred.
"Indeed, l love both; but hope you
won't think me dreadful romp, from
what your cousin said. Aunt Kate did
not approve of me dancing in hot rooms,
but she allowed me to climb trees when
/ was alone at the farm, and 1t is such
fun: Aunt Kate says girl should be
healthy before all things, and as Pm al
ways well, suppose / can thank her
for it,
Alfred's admiration for this lovely
combination of beauty and gentleness
increased with every word she spoke,
and the LIST Of August found him board
ing at the house of SilaS Cloud, the sec
Ond cousin of the aunt of Flossie Breck.
Flossie had been drought up strictly"
but in small country town, where the
need of chaperon had never been inn
pressed on her; so that her enjoyment
of Alfred's society was unclOuded by a
single thought of etiquette or good
FORM" And Alfred was in an earthly
paradise. Every morning Flossie took a
walk before breakfast, and then en-
joyed her hearty but simple meal of oat-
meal, potatoes, milk and bread. Alfred
then he and Flossie climed trees. This
sounds startling; but it was decorOusly
done. Alfred climed first, and assisted
Fl0SSie up, and as the trees were low
branching orchard trees, climbing in
volyed even less rOmping energy than
tennis. There among the ruStling leaves
and sociable insects Alfred baSked i'll
the light OF FlOssie's presence, and dis
covered new charms in her every mo-
ment. He found her fully conscious
that her mental requirements were far
inferior to his, and eager to listen to his
instruction and advice, and as he read
to her choice selections of prose and
poetry, his joy at her appreciative SYM
pathy was increased by frequent glances
over the top of his book, for FlOSSie was
grace itself, and each position She took
among the crrving branches was more
lovely than the last. On Sundays Flos-
sic exchanged her graceful tennis cos
tune for conventional, but becoming,
church costume, and she and Alfred at
tended the afternoon service at the vii
lage church. AfterWard, on their way
home, they fingered in the shady paths
and talked philosophy.
BLESS her little heart! She has more
sympathy than any girl | ever knew,
and she is as good as she's pretty" said
Alfred, rapturously, to himself, as her
beautiful eyes so often met his. full of
gentlest confidence in his wisdom and
scarce yelled admiration of his manly
PROJECTIONS.
1t was an enchanted solitude. Silas
and his wife were visible only at meal
times, or alta distance, when engaged in
agricultural or poultrycvltural pursuits.
Alfred hardly cared to read his letters
or the newspapers: FloSSy received very
few letters, and this met Alfred'S APP
proyal, for he objected to miScela-
neOuS collection of female friends such
as most girls have.
FlOssie had only one correspondent
besides her aunt This was Phila-
delphia girl, who had attended the semi
nary in the town where Flossie lived,
and had visited at Floss:e's home.
Aunt Kate diStruSted her at first, be-
cause she was a boarding school q was
never away to SchoOD, but she liked her
afterwards, except when Bella ate green
apples and wanted to make me eat one.
Auntie was furious for WHILE" muir
INJURED FloSSie, in her soothing, musical
voice.
what a very fine woman your aunt
must be! l approve entirely of her
ideas. l have noticed lately that you
do not take bite of every apple you
see, as many people do"
"Oh, auntie did not allow me to eat
between meals!" said Fiossie.
This statement brought matters to a
| crisis.
'Here have I found youth, beauty,
dOcllity and digcStion-what more can
wiSh?'' thought Alfred.
Before sunset of that day Flossie was
engaged to him, and before Christmas
thpV nrrinA 7 II 10
presided over this suspicious union, and
Alfred was in the seventh heaven OF
But of the two genii who attend upon
| good resolves, there was one who had
| yet to be heard from.
Genius number one had found Alfred
his ideal girl 4.,a 80 :''
Genius number two cunningly con-
cealed from him the following lett +,
which FlOSSle wrote soon after her en-
gagement had been made public:
My Darling Bel-Wish me joy. I've got
out of Aunt Rates clutches and into the
hands of a rich, handsome and soft adorer
We will be married Immediately. How did |
get him! you'll say, living in this dull hole
Well, my, love, last summer auntie sent me,
for economy, to board at Cousin Silas Cloud S
while she went North. There 1 heard of a
rich young fellow who had been fishing in
S. | traced him to Brinton, and found
that he was Jane Moore's cousin-fancy that
cat having handsome cousin! 1 managed
to get an invitation out of her. and soon
learned that he had hobby about marrying
healthy wife. Ittook just month to catch
him-easy work, too, for | made the most of
Aunt Kates starvation training-and now
I'm free from her, and will have house all
my own-no in-laws for me-and you shall
visit me the very day get settled. Won't we
have fun? I'm going to send you $40 fol
candy, candy, candy, to bring with you. l
mean to make UP for lost time. Well eat
from morn TIL night, and shall do just as ]
please all the rest of my life. Joyfully yours
Flossie.,'